William Blake

British · 1757–1827 · Painter, Printmaker

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And My Servant Job Shall Pay for YouClarke Auction Gallery · Sep 2020$800≈ £621≈ €674Sign up to see
Book of Job: Every one also gave him a piece of money (Plate 19)Clarke Auction Gallery · Oct 2018$600≈ £460≈ €523Sign up to see
Thy Sons and Daughters were eating & drinking WineClarke Auction Gallery · Feb 2018$600≈ £427≈ €482Sign up to see

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English poet and artist (1757–1827)

Born 1757, LondonDied 1827, LondonOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Sculptor, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q41513 ↗ULAN 500012489 ↗Museum works 24

fairy paintingRomanticism

Also known as Blake, Uil'iam Bleik, W. Blake

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

William Blake, The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca — **The Circle of the Lustful: Paolo and Francesca**1827 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen — Open Access…

William Blake, The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo — **The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Tormenting Ciampolo**1827 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen — Open Access…

William Blake, The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other — **The Circle of the Corrupt Officials; the Devils Mauling Each Other**1827 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen — Open Access…

William Blake, The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent — **The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent**1827 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen — Open Access…

William Blake, The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent — **The Circle of the Thieves; Buoso Donati Attacked by the Serpent**1827 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen — Open Access…

William Blake, The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the st — **The Circle of the Falsifiers: Dante and Virgil Covering their Noses because of the st**1827 · engraving
National Gallery of Art, Washington ↗
CC0 · National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of W.G. Russell Allen — Open Access…

William Blake, Illustrations of imitation of Eclogue I — **Illustrations of imitation of Eclogue I**1820 - 1821
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

William Blake, Thenot onder de vruchtboom — **Thenot onder de vruchtboom**1820 - 1821
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

William Blake, Thenot remonstrates with Colinet, Lightfoot in Background — **Thenot remonstrates with Colinet, Lightfoot in Background**1820 - 1821
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam ↗
Public domain · Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam — public domain

William Blake, The Christ Child asleep on a cross — **The Christ Child asleep on a cross**
Fitzwilliam Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fitzwilliam Museum

William Blake, The Judgement of Solomon — **The Judgement of Solomon**
Fitzwilliam Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Fitzwilliam Museum

William Blake, Satan calling up his Legions (from John Milton's 'Paradise Lost') — **Satan calling up his Legions (from John Milton's 'Paradise Lost')**1802
National Trust ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — National Trust

William Blake, The number of the beast is 666 — **The number of the beast is 666**1805
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

William Blake, St. Matthew — **St. Matthew**1799
Cleveland Museum of Art ↗
CC0 · William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0) — Cleveland Museum of Art

William Blake, Baptism of Christ — **Baptism of Christ**1799
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

William Blake, The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV — **The Circle of the Thieves; Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent. Inferno, canto XXV**1827, printed c. 1892 · Hand-colored engraving on India paper, laid down on wove paper (chine collé)
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Mrs. Elizabeth D. McCormick — public domain…

William Blake, Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from The Pastorals of Virgil — **Colinet Mocked by Two Boys, from The Pastorals of Virgil**1821 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment — public …

William Blake, Thenot Under Fruit Tree, from The Pastorals of Virgil — **Thenot Under Fruit Tree, from The Pastorals of Virgil**1821 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment — public …

William Blake, A Rolling Stone is Ever Bare of Moss, from The Pastorals of Virgil — **A Rolling Stone is Ever Bare of Moss, from The Pastorals of Virgil**1821 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment — public …

William Blake, Colinet's Journey: Milestone Marked LXII Miles to London, from The Pastorals of Virgil — **Colinet's Journey: Milestone Marked LXII Miles to London, from The Pastorals of Virgil**1821 · Wood engraving on off-white wove paper
Art Institute of Chicago ↗
CC0 · Art Institute of Chicago, William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment — public …

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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